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Comment by Leah0509

one one the three rewards to choose from as a reward for the warlock class quest obtained at level 50. A good staff that will last for a decent amount of time.

Comment by ZombieFace

This is an amazing staff! The stats are perfect for a lock and seeing how it's only obtained through a warlock quest, other people are envious of this bad boy. It has one of the most intimidating skins for a weapon, and after you add a +30 Spell Damage enchant to this staff it becomes even more formidable. If that isn't enough, the enchant also gives it a Purple Glow.

Pimped out with my Imp out.

Comment by critterel

Abyss Shardwww.wowhead.com/?quest=8422One of your other two options is above. As a lock, I say this is the BEST option you can choose. Why? This staff may be wonderful for a moment. But- the abyss Shard will last forever. Whenever you need your VW, level 60, 65,70? Use the Abyss Shard and it doesn't cost you a shard. I can lay odds this staff will not be in your hands past 60... maybe not past 55?

Comment by stellas

The soul harvester is a reward from a warlock quest givin by Impsy in felwood. The quest Trolls of a Feather gives this Reward. The trolls of a feather quest can be compelted in the isntance "The Temple of Atal'Hakkar" better known as ST (Sunken Temple). Yes you could get the Abyss Shard but its easier to get a new wepaon with some stats other than just a free voidwalker because shards arent hard to achieve. In my opinion, get the Soul Harvester. You should get it for a few reason. Reson 1: Its a cool looking Scythe. Reson 2 the stats are quite good (+16 StaminaEquip: Improves your chance to hit with spells by 1%.Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 24. ) And reason 3 its the only weapon you will need until you hit 60. And once you get 60 you should head for a Zul'Gurub weapon such as Fang of Venoxis and the Onyxia off-hand Etched Cornerstone Gimoire

Comment by shockers

This staff is the lvl 50 warlock quest reward and has to be the best weapon up to lvl 60 for any warlock.

Comment by vegasitguy03

I'm so glad i didn't choose this reward when i did this quest. One of the first quests in outland i got a stave that is as good as this. Yes it is a cool looking staff but I'm so glad i went with the shard instead, you'll never get anything else like it in the game.

Comment by Alexio

Warlocks have a lot of options as far as staff's go around the levels of 45-60.

In my arrogant opinion, this one takes the prize as being the best a Demonologist Warlock could have.

But here are some links for the other ones I believe come close in order from second to last:

Comment by DeathWeasel

You will outgrow this in just a few levels.

As a level 70 warlock I still use my Abyss Shard. It makes running lowbie dungeons a breeze.

Comment by painsight

my advice is to try get a drakestone of shadow wraith from Sunken temple and pair it off with a main hand weapon with + spell dam , thou this combination is hard to get you end up with about 20-30+ more shadow damage depending on the main hand weapon. by doing this u don;t need the staff. eg http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7714, or even better try get a dire nail of shadow wraith.http://www.wowhead.com/?item=10828

the shard however can be useful at any stage in the game because you can only get it once, i has uses but it is used in rare events of warlocks not having soul shards and by lvl 70 you really done use the Vw anymore being replaced by the Felguard or the Imp.

i choose the robe myself because i got the drakestone/main hand weapon combination. All of these items become useless at some stage so just choose one that looks cool or one that gives the most upgrade

Comment by AritaKJ

If I recall correctly, this is the only Scythe that a Warlock can use.Seeing as it fits the look perfectly, I would much rather get this, than waste yet another spot in my bags for a trinket that gives you one shard(pretty much).Even if this is outdated soon, it just looks soo cool its too hard to pass up.I'm definitely going to choose this when I hit 52.

Comment by mathiasthepirate

Before 2.3 I would have agreed that this was the best choice. I know it looks cool, but with the improvements from 2.3 it's easy to find a replacement weapon with stats nearly as good, and with the leveling changes you won't be using this long anyway. Head to ZF and pick up http://www.wowhead.com/?item=18082 . You won't notice a difference in performance. As soon as you hit Hellfire, this is either going to be sharded, vendored, or tossed in the bank with the rest of the crap you never use. The trinket, on the other hand, I promise you will find uses for at 70. You won't use it all the time, obviously. Its use is limited and situational, but it HAS a use. And if you take it, again, I promise, you will still use it at 70. Unless you plan to stand around in Ironforge, proudly displaying your level 50 blue weapon for passers-by to marvel at, I doubt you'll find much use for this guy after you hit Hellfire.Doedekjin's comment makes good points, but only looks at one scenario, failing to take into account times when you are in zones without mobs you can get shards from. And that does happen from time to time. The trinket is the ONLY way IN THE ENTIRE GAME for you to get shards in situations where you would otherwise be unable to--the trinket actually adds utility, making you capable of something you'd otherwise be unable to do as a warlock. If you want to throw that ability away so that for a few fleeting levels you can look a little more evil, then that's your call.

Comment by Merelda

I have this with the Fiery Weapon enchant still as a 57lockwhich may sound silly as it doesn't add much damage but ever since getting this weapon I feel like royalty!The other day I had 2 higher level hordes salute me and then they helped me kill some guys to finish a quest!So if you like to have fun and if you enjoy having everyone including horde wave bow kneel and salute you then get thisweapon add some flames for more coolness and never sell itsrry but if you don't have a soul bag filled with shards as a 50+ lockand if you're not near enemies which give shards and die with an Impthen you shouldn't bother playing a lock anymore because you still don't grasp the warlock yet, so move on to another character, right> lol

Comment by Blotta

a rare rare wand. lol and a boss you have to spend alot of gold to summon/ waste alot of time to summon/ find a pre TBC H/C packrat.

For a caster that's lvl'd to 58 before. I can tell you. I'd take the spell hit. lol nothing like landing a spell on a orange/red difficulty mob. when you gotta grind your self of out the old end game.

but the shard is also awesome for when your doing stuff in azoroth. ect.

(grammer edit)

Comment by Suzzy

I'd still go for the staff, it has more benefics for my game style. And ofcourse... it looks soo bad ass xD

Comment by Masse

As said more than enough times the Shard IS unique, BUT I honestly cannot find any good uses for it in endgame.

PvE raiding1. If you are smart enought to get into a guild that actually raids 25-mans then you would know that wasting a dps trinket spot with that kinda crap is not wise. To use it you'd had to wear it all the time because you cannot change trinkets in combat2. Using a VW in general at raids is very idiotic. It cant even hold aggro from healers and sacrificing it gives you a crappy buff3. Who comes to raids whitout enough shards and most of all who the feck runs out of shards while raiding when there are nothing but mobs in the instance.

PvE Grinding1. First of all, who the hell uses a VW?! If you are a demonology warlock you can use fellguard to keep aggro, Then again if you are an affliciton 'lock voidwalker won't be able to keep aggro and in case of destruction you will either sacrifice imp or if you dont have DS (demonic Sacrifice) Your VW won't be able to keep aggro from you.2. Same as in PvE Grinding you shouldnt rally run out of shards nor mana and better trinkets are waaay easy to get to waste a spot on this.

PvP1. The only function of VW in PvP is sacrifice which sounds pretty good, but then again wasting a perfectly good trinket spot for this is idiotic atleast.

Comment by Taercenn

This weapon comes originally from Diablo II, lord of destruction. In Diablo it's a polearm called Soul Harvest, and it looks like a scythe.

The stats (not that it's really important to know, unless you've never seen it before, play diablo II LOD and want this thing):

Although the diablo scythe doesn't come anywhere near the wow scythe, I can't say it's coincidence that this weapon, with this name, with this look, appears in WoW. After all, Blizzard made Diablo too.

Comment by Kurtosis

Another way of thinking about this debate is, both are like collectibles - things that are unique but that you'll never really use.

The Soul Harvestor is unique for its skin/looks/design, but by level 56/57 grossly outclassed by Outlands greens that show up on the AH.

The Abyss Shard is unique in that it's the only trinket in the game that summons a VW, or any minion for that matter, without a shard. It's not just another generic Spell Power or Crit trinket, it's the only one in the game like it.

Hunters also have similar choice with their lvl 50 quest, between the Devilsaur Tooth and Devilsaur Eye. The Tooth is the only trinket in the game that does what it does, the Eye is quickly replaced in Outlands. Most hunters choose the Tooth since the alternate choices don't even have a unique look going for them.

However with a 30m cooldown, the Abyss Shard will only save you once on a lowbie instance if you run out of shards, and if your pet dies again after that you're SoL.

As for using it every 30m to slowly fill your shard bag, well you're gonna need some kind of cooldown alarm to call your attention to when it's ready again. Easier for anyone but the most Type-A players just go shard-farm some green mobs instead.

So basically, just think of them as useless or only marginally-useful WoW collectibles, and pick the one you want to put on your trophy shelf and show visitors.

Comment by Nabikula

I chose the staff despite the fact that it will be replaced in a few levels. The reason? The skin. Sure the trinket may prove useful for the rest of the game, but I keep myself stocked up on shards and hardly use my VW anymore.

So the choice for me was to upgrade my weapon now with something that may well be replace soon, but will always look fantastic when playing around, or the trinket that may prove useful, one day. Maybe.

I like to horse. ;)

Comment by duckwipist

If you're in a lowbie zone, why pull out a tanking pet? It makes ever so much more sense to summon up a souldshard-free Imp who deals a lot more damage.

Comment by BloodSpider

The name of this staff comes from a unique polearm in Diablo2

Comment by Jolni

WARNING I just put Unholy Weapon on my Soul Harvester for the cool green skulls - but there is no effect on the weapon at all, no purple glow, no floating green skull - nothing! :(

Update - ticketed a GM, responce was that they were unaware of this but would look into it :S

Comment by Kaydubbelyou

I picked the weapon when i was still playing in pre-bc long before tBC was announced and when MC and BWL was still one of those hot instances, i must say that i'm still happy with it b/c it looks cool and its the only scythe weapon that looks like a polearm that we can use. And was also one of the first scythe skin weapon in the game before tBC.

Comment by Slyfanitor

I saw a Gnome lock with this a week back, "Ah cool, she has that..." then I looked at the enchantment she had on it: "Mongoose"...

"ookay..."

Comment by Mulgrim

Fact is, yes, you're going to get a much better weapon soon after entering Outland. But will you ever find a weapon that looks like a scythe, again? No. Get this bad-ass staff when you can.

Comment by dreadblood

funnily enough the symbol for this wep is the same symbol for the uncorrupted ashbringerEdit: for all those ppl whinging that this will be useless for outlands, you can get ths around lvl 50, that means this thing can last you 8-10 levels, and that means you can enchant it as you know it will be used for a while.. plus it will look even more badass :)

Comment by Chence

still the coolest looking weapon in the game...imho

Comment by oldschoolfarmer

For those of you that were wondering, the enchant Unholy Weapon still doesn't display on this unique staff.

RP locks must wait a while longer before they fix this bad boy

Comment by Wllms

currently this item is no longer seen as so to speak, in my blood elf character of the weapon pierces his head and looks ugly .. T_T ...I expect the repair in the future.

Comment by bebopin64

lol the stats are perfect for a warlock... what caster are they NOT perfect for?

Comment by nerflocked

The robe is the best choice, this purely for looks .

Comment by kinziefish

what kind of armor were you wearing here?lawlz it looks pretty sick with the soul harvester :P

Comment by MacOSXpert

When you strike with this weapon, it makes a Slash like noise, I LOVE it! Great addition and makes me feel more awesome when i'm meleeing :P

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Comment by Mystery21

OK, this stave might not be the best, but still, who can pass on a AWESOME SCYTHE, req warlocks only, and, srsly, this is THE ONLY scythe in the world that's a staff. you would tick off other classes with this sweet weapon! @.@

Comment by matornot

They made a cooler looking version. I'm hoping they add more scythes in Cata. This was one of the first things in the game that made me really excited and proud to be the class I played.

Comment by matornot

I hope they add more scythe staves in Cata. This was the first weapon I had that made me excited and proud to be a warlock.

Comment by foxbuster

Where do I get one of these?

Comment by Levelten

I do believe that the Staff of the Left Hand Path looks exactly identical to this wondrous staff. In fact; it has the exact same stat layout as the Soul Harvester... Perhaps on purpose?

Comment by DrifterWolf

I really hope this bad boy makes a comeback so I can transmogrify my staff into it! I'm kicking myself for disenchanting it so long ago to make room in my bank. . . for pets. . . and mounts. . . Oh, the terrible irony!

Comment by DrifterWolf

Ok, so i found the perfect replacement for all of you who would like to use this scythe for transmogrifying, but are sad that the original is no longer available in game. (or if you were foolish like myself and DE'd it back in vanilla. . .)http://www.wowhead.com/item=65496#. -For Allieshttp://www.wowhead.com/item=65497#. -For the Horde!It appears to be the exact same staff only retooled for level 20's, and again it comes from a warlock only quest!

Comment by Gigabear

In theory this item will unlock in the wardrobe for anyone who has done the quest in Legion. It should also, again in theory, be moggable for any character on your account who can equip it since the quest itself is the only thing that is class restricted, not the weapon itself.